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ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Application filed. August 26, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESTER H. ATWELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of De Funiak Springs, in the county of Walton and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in advertising devices, the object of the IDVGII', tion being to provide a simple, useful and attractive device which may be employed as a paper cutter and weight and on which may be indicated the location or locations of a place or places to which special attention is to be directed and also on which characteristics of such place or places may be advertised.

consists in certain novel features as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

The drawing shows an embodiment of my invention.

My improved advertising device comprises a plate 1 which may be made of metal, celluloid, rubber, wood or other suitable material, having a straight edge 2 so that the device may be used as a paper cutter and the plate may also be employed as a paper weight. The plate 1 may have the general shape of any one of the States of the United States or of a portion of any xtfl tate, or if desired the plate may have the it may be desired to advertise.

Serial No. 495,775.

general shape of any city or even of a foreign country. In the drawing I have illus trated the plate as having the general shape of the State of Florida.

011 one or both faces of the plate 1, the map of a State (Florida in the present instance) is provided and on this map, a prominent designation is made, as at 3, to locate a particular place in the State which Printed or otherwise produced over the face of the map,

the name of such place will be indicated and also characteristics and advantages of the place to be advertised are set forth.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A new article of manufacture consisting of a plate having an outline approximating the outline of a geographical divi sion and having upon its face an outline map of the same geographical division. 1 1 I ll 1t1 tns o 1ect 1n vlew, tie invention 2. A new article of manufacture consisting of a flat plate having one straight edge and having an outline approximating outline of a geographical division and having upon its face an outline map of the same, geographical division with matter designating and descriptive of a locality within that subdivision.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LESTER HORTEN ATVVELL.

l/Vitnesses S. K. GILLIs, LARKIN CLEVELAND. 

